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A pause is always part of the rhythm -Stefan Zweig

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....I’ve been writing songs ever since I was twelve, when I got my first guitar. It was a gift from my mom, as an ersatz for a piano, which we couldn’t afford, and had no room for in a cramped New York City apartment that housed six of us, very loud Latinos. Besides being a lot of fun, song writing is also very satisfying, especially if total strangers actually like your songs. These were recorded March 2008, on a Mac labtop (except THE SPIDER, recorded in 1997), in our practice room in the Schlachthof, Wiesbaden. Special thanks to Dave for the recording and his musical contribution. Also a big thanks to Sue for the beautiful tree pictures. The Space is a perfect alternative for folks like me who are fed up with the garbage the music industry makes us listen to on the Top 40 radio stations.

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Music:

Member Since: 3/27/2008
Band Members: Cat Guitar, Vocals..............Dave, Bass
Influences: I grew up with soul music and loved any band on Soul Train:Donna Summer,The Supremes,TheTemptations,TheStylistics,Al Green,Blue Magic,Chaka Khan. I also love the music my mother used to hear, Ecuadorian folk: Julio Jaramillo, Los Hermanos Nino Naranja. Other Spanish music: Los Panchos with Eydie Gorme,Javier Solis. My father listened to classical music and other greats like Frank Sinatra, Doris Day,Sammy Davis Jr.,Nat King Cole.As a teenager I got into Rock and listened to Led Zep,The Who, The Beatles, The Stones, the Doors,Neil Young,Paul Simon. Reggae like Bob Marley.After my Rock stage, I was into Punk and Pop: Dead Kennedys, Sex Pistols,The Replacements,English Beat,Duran, Duran, Suzanne Vega,The Cure,Human League,Modern English,General Public, The Jam,Elvis Costello. Cannot forget Johnny Cash or Tom Waits.Now I am into Jazz and Blues: E.S.T, Stan Getz,Keith Jarret,Monk, Coltrane,Lizz Wright, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald,Dionne Farris. I also like others like Kaki King, Susheela Raman, Buena Vista Social Club.
Sounds Like: Somewhere between marine blue and fuchsia...
Record Label: Ohne Vertrag
Type of Label: None